Fuel. Thats what we should be that is what we should be discussing. Not how we increase carbon emissions. We should be discussing what kind of legislation will move us aggressively toward energy efficiency, weatherization and such Sustainable Energies as wind solar and geothermal. We should be having a debate about legislation which makes our trancesportation system more efficient and get cars and trucks off the road. We should be having the debate about how we are going to get automobiles that run on electricity and make them less expensive and how to get cars running on 80100 miles per hour. We should not be talking about transporting the dirtiest oil on the planet. Mr. President , in my view the United States congress in a very profound way should not be in the business of rejecting science. When we reject science, we become the laughing stocks of the world. How do we get forward and prepare legislation if is not based on Scientific Evidence and to say the overwhelming majority of s
Youre always welcome up here. Thank you. Gentleman from florida seek recognition. Yes, thank you. Gentlemans recognized. Mr. Chairman first. Thank you. And our presenters i perceive and believe that mr. Pallone and mr. Shuster are two good friends of mine here in congress. And im deeply appreciative of them all the time. Im hopeful of mr. Cramer getting to know you better. On this subject, i would echo the sentiments of my good friend. It does appear just listening to you, and this is the second time ive had that opportunity that you certainly do know your subject. And i, for one am appreciative of members who make their presentations in a manner that is not abrasive but makes it in a persuasive manner in the perspective that you hope. I also would like to borrow from our good friend from oklahoma, mr. Cole a notion of something that i believe he and i would be able to work on right away. And ive done some initial work on it. Understanding that the price of oil or today, and im not a P
Partners to combat the greatest risk to Border Security National Security and public safety. And ygn ultimately the articles answer those big three questions. Why we changed how we changed and how to answer whether were winning or not. With that ill turn itb j n back over to stephanie. Thank you. Thank you both. Im going to exercise the moderators prerogative and ask each of our guests one question first before opening it up to the floor. The first question i have is for chief fisher, and that is regarding your hopes for this trilogy of articles. As i mentioned earlier ive been impressed with thought leadership and strategy and having authority for the border control. I can understand from an audience perspective im not in the Border Patrol i can take these articles using my own experience. But your hope for what folks in the field will take away from these articles what was your intent from a border e g patrolspecific perspective. Thank you stephanie. For the Border Patrol agents, my
To talk about the campaign at the secretarys level how that is meshing what were doingnl . at the portsv we want to make morrow bust in the future. So help us t wout. If i, qcould turn e ÷ robert to follow up on that r2cquestion. Robert, youre in a unique position having been on the hill now for a while and i wont put you in an awkward position into what politicians will do in the coming congress but in terms am what you would Like Congress to focus on from a Border Security issue from a risk based strategy issue, what would you like to see happen . B81 what kind of key topics would you like to see addressed early on in this congress . This question ties in with what the gentleman asked and arizona. 9pf when they asked me what should you focus on i was asked at 4 1 99 recently what did we after thinking about it thereszp÷ only two states. Thats the dialogue completely. Im hoping the articles continue to change that ti log. I hope one of many articles that Border Patrol agents will ta
s governor gary her bevt. Then donald nor cross. Later, hour spotlight on magazines. Well take your calls on the sentencing of former Virginia Governor robert mcdonald. Live starting at 7 00 a. M. Eastern. Today president obama is at a Ford Assembly plant in michigan to talk about jobs and the economy. Live at 4 05 p. M. Eastern on cspan3. This sunday on q a author dick lair talks about the film the birth of a nation. Part two of the movie which is after the war reconstruction is really the heart of the protest in the sense that this is where the blacks are just appalled by the portrayal of freed slaves. And this is a scene showing what happens when you give former slaves the right to vote, the right to be elected the right to govern. Its a scene in the South Carolina legislature where the first and primary order of business is to pass a bill allowing for interracial marriage because again in his hands black men are soley interested in pursuing and having white women. Sunday night at 8